| 2008 | Professor of Bioimmunotherapy, Medical University of Graz |
| 2005 | Visiting Guest Professor (4 months) at the Dept. of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA |
| 2004 | Associate Professor of Dermatology, Dept. of Dermatology, Medical University Graz, LKH Graz, Austria |
| 2004 | Main Responsible Physician for the Dermatology Laboratories (Molecular Biology, Special Dermatology, Immunofluorescence, Allergy, and Microbiology), Medical University Graz, Austria |
| 2002 -2003 | Sabbatical (8 months) at the Dept. of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA |
| 2001 -2004 | Director of the Division of Photodermatology, Dept. of Dermatology, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| 1994 -2003 | Associate Professor of Dermatology, Dept. of Dermatology, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| 1993 -1994 | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dermatology, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| 1992 -1993 | Postdoctoral fellow (12 months), The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dept. of Immunology, Houston, TX, USA |
| 1991 -1992 | Visiting Scientist (12 months), The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dept. of Immunology, Houston, TX, USA |
| 1990 -1991 | University Assistant, Karl Franzens University, Dept. of General and Plastic Surgery, Graz, Austria |
| 1987 -1991 | University Assistant, University of Graz, Dept. of Dermatology, Graz, Austria |
| 1986 -1987 | Clinical Assistant, University of Innsbruck, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1986 | Visiting Scientist (2 months), U.C.L.A., Dept. of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 1985 | M.D., Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| 1985 -1986 | Postdoctoral fellow, Karl Franzens University, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Graz, Austria |
| 2008 | MEDA NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER PRIZE, Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology |
| 2008 | Sanovis aventis Prize (coauthor), Medical University of Graz, "Clusterin associates with altered elastic fibers in human photoaged skin and prevents elastin from ultraviolet-induced aggregation in vitro" |
| 2004 | Award for best thesis (supervisor): ”Basal cell carcinoma in Styria: Epidemiologic UV-risk analysis" |
| 2004 | Hebra Prize (first and only investigator), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology |
| 2004 | AESCA Award (coauthor), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology: " Sunburn cell formation, dendritic cell migration, and immunomodulatory factor production after solar-simulated irradiation of sunscreen-treated human skin explants in vitro“ |
| 2000 | La Roche-Posay Research Prize (first investigator): "Ha-ras protooncogene mutation analysis in skin cancers of psoralen+UVA (PUVA)-treated patients" |
| 2000 | AESCA Award (coauthor), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology: "Primary cutaneous follicle center cell lymphoma with follicular growth pattern" |
| 1999 | Unilever Award (first author): "Topical treatment with liposomes containing T4 endonuclease V protects human skin in vivo from UV-induced upregulation of interleukin-10 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha" |
| 1998 | AESCA Award (coauthor), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology: "Ultraviolet irradiation of melanocytic nevi" |
| 1997 | Roc European Award of Photodermatology (first author): "Sunscreens and T4N5 liposome differ in their ability to protect ..." |
| 1997 | Hans Weitgasser Prize (coauthor), Scientific Society of Styrian Dermatologists: "Influence of UVB therapy on dermoscopic features of acquired melanocytic nevi" |
| 1996 | AESCA Award (first author), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology: "Sunscreens and T4N5 liposome differ in their ability to protect ..." |
| 1995 | AESCA Award (first author), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology: "Effect of sunscreens on UV radiation-induced enhancement of melanoma growth in mice" |
| 1994 | Hoechst Award (first author), Karl Franzens University, Graz: "Topical photodynamic with endogenous porphyrins" |
| 1993 | AESCA Award (first author), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology: "Effects of sunscreens and a DNA excision repair enzyme" |
| 1992 | Young Investigators Award (first author), Society of Investigative Dermatology: "Analysis of the protective effects of different sunscreens on the UVR-induced systemic suppression of contact hypersensitivity " |
| 1992 | Unilever Award (first author), Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venerology: "Topical photodynamic therapy" |
| 2004 -2009 | European Society for Dermatological
Research (ESDR) Board of the Society |
| 2009 -2009 | Przeglàd Dermatologiczny: (Polnische Zeitschrift f. H&G) |
| 2007 -2009 | The Open Dermatology Journal : Editorial Board Member |
| 2006 -2010 | Frontiers in bioscience: |
| 2000 -2009 | EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY : Editorial Board Member |
| 2010 -2010 | COFIN – Italian Ministery of Science and Research (MUIR Ministerio dell’ Istruzione, dell’ Universita e della Ricerca) - Italien |
| 2008 -2009 | National Health and Medical Research Council - Australien |
| 2000 -2009 | Jubiläumsfonds der Österreichischen Nationalbank (ÖNB) - Österreich |
| 2007 -2008 | Dutch Technology Foundation - Niederlande |
| 2000 -2007 | Medizinisch-Wissenschaftlicher Fonds des Bürgermeisters der Bundeshauptstadt Wien - Österreich |
| 2000 -2006 | Wellcome Trust - Großbritannien |
| 2009 | Extrakorporale Photopherese Update - Graz 2009 Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
| 2009 | Biologika in der Dermatologie Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
| 2008 | Biologika in der Dermatologie Organisator/in |
| 2007 | Grazer Psoriasistag 2007 Organisator/in |
| 2006 | Grazer Psoriasistag 2006 Organisator/in |